Palm Beach County Small Claims Court Locations

Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - County Civil/Small Claims (County Civil Court)

• In person at any County Civil Court location (Main Courthouse Room 3.2300, or the North, South, or West County branch courthouse), Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• By mail (include a self-addressed stamped envelope so document copies and the notice of pre-trial hearing date can be returned)
• Electronically via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (www.myflcourtaccess.com)

Walk-in filing is available at 4 locations: Main Courthouse - 205 N. Dixie Hwy., Room 3.2300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, North County Courthouse - 3188 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (Civil 561-624-6650), South County Courthouse - 200 W. Atlantic Ave., Room 1S-124, Delray Beach, FL 33444 (Civil 561-274-1588), West County Courthouse - 2950 State Road 15, Room S-100, Belle Glade, FL 33430 (561-996-4843).

Filing locations

4

Hours

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding designated holidays)

Filing fee

$55–$300

File without going in

Yes, online

Every location that takes a small claims filing

Palm Beach County accepts small claims filings at:

• Main Courthouse - 205 N. Dixie Hwy., Room 3.2300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
• North County Courthouse - 3188 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (Civil 561-624-6650)
• South County Courthouse - 200 W. Atlantic Ave., Room 1S-124, Delray Beach, FL 33444 (Civil 561-274-1588)
• West County Courthouse - 2950 State Road 15, Room S-100, Belle Glade, FL 33430 (561-996-4843)

Any of these counters will accept the filing. The case is heard at the location the clerk assigns.

Is Palm Beach County the right court for your case?

Which court may hear a small claims case turns on where the dispute belongs, not on where it is convenient for you to go. It is normally:

• Where the defendant lives — or, for a business, where it has its place of business.
• Where the events you are suing about actually happened.
• Where a contract was to be performed, where the claim is about an agreement.

If Palm Beach County fits one of those, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - County Civil/Small Claims (County Civil Court) can hear it. If none of them fits, the case belongs in another county's court and filing here costs you the fee and the time before it is transferred or dismissed.

We cannot advise you which venue to choose. Where two courts would both be proper, either is a valid filing.

Going to Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - County Civil/Small Claims (County Civil Court) in person

If you are filing at the counter rather than by mail or online, this is the shape of the visit.

1. Go during filing hours, not court hours. The counter is open 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding designated holidays). Clerks stop accepting new filings before closing, so arriving in the last half hour is how people end up coming back.
2. Bring the completed claim form and your copies. If your claim is based on a written agreement, a copy must be attached to the form. Bring a copy for the court, one for each defendant, and one for yourself.
3. Bring the fee, in a form this clerk takes. The filing fee is $55–$300. Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - County Civil/Small Claims (County Civil Court) accepts 4 forms of payment — cash is not always one of them, and cards are not always one either. Service is a further $40 per defendant.
4. Know the defendant's exact legal name and address. The clerk will not look it up for you, and a judgment against a trade name that is not the legal entity is difficult to collect on afterwards.
5. Leave with your court date. Palm Beach County sets the first court date at filing, so you leave the counter knowing when to come back.

Court staff can explain procedure and check a form is complete. They cannot tell you what to write in your claim, or whether to bring it at all.

Ways to file without standing in line

Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - County Civil/Small Claims (County Civil Court) accepts a filing:

• In person at any County Civil Court location (Main Courthouse Room 3.2300, or the North, South, or West County branch courthouse), Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• By mail (include a self-addressed stamped envelope so document copies and the notice of pre-trial hearing date can be returned)
• Electronically via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (www.myflcourtaccess.com)

Free help at the courthouse

Palm Beach County runs a self-help center for people filing without a lawyer. It can:

• Point you at the right form for your case type
• Check a form is complete before you hand it in
• The Clerk operates a Self Service Center (Main Courthouse Room 1.2500 and each branch courthouse) offering court forms/packets and free Court Navigator appointments for form-preparation help; clerks cannot give legal advice.

Court staff can explain procedure. They cannot tell you what to write in your claim, or whether you should file at all — that is the line they are not allowed to cross, and it is the part most people actually need.

Common questions

Where is small claims court in Palm Beach County?

Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - County Civil/Small Claims (County Civil Court), Main Courthouse, 205 N. Dixie Highway, Room 3.2300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

What are the Palm Beach County small claims court hours?

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (excluding designated holidays). Confirm before travelling — court hours change around holidays.

Do I have to go to the courthouse to file in Palm Beach County?

Not necessarily. Palm Beach County accepts a filing in person at any county civil court location (main courthouse room 3.2300, or the north, south, or west county branch courthouse), monday-friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; by mail (include a self-addressed stamped envelope so document copies and the notice of pre-trial hearing date can be returned); electronically via the florida courts e-filing portal (www.myflcourtaccess.com).

Which Palm Beach County location do I file at?

Palm Beach County has 4 filing locations: Main Courthouse - 205 N. Dixie Hwy., Room 3.2300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, North County Courthouse - 3188 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (Civil 561-624-6650), South County Courthouse - 200 W. Atlantic Ave., Room 1S-124, Delray Beach, FL 33444 (Civil 561-274-1588), West County Courthouse - 2950 State Road 15, Room S-100, Belle Glade, FL 33430 (561-996-4843). Which one is correct usually depends on where the defendant lives or where the dispute happened.